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UK
/vˈɜːdɪɡɹˌɪs/
]
VERB
- color verdigris
NOUN
- a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time
- a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment
How To Use verdigris In A Sentence
- On the hill overhanging it sits a verdigris replica of a pagoda awaiting ichthyic acolytes. Sakana
- She held the verdigris watering can in one muddy hand. The Bird House
- Encrusted with verdigris, two statues of the "liver bird", the city's symbol, sit atop a riverside building.
- True verdigris is actually a coating of cupric carbonate formed by weathering on copper, brass and bronze from age.
- Powell came in December 2001 and saw what he first thought was evidence of verdigris in the paint.
- Green with verdigris - not an unbecoming shade - and draped in robes, she holds in her hands two laurel wreaths.
- I can see the maple tree outside the window, and beyond it, the old field on one side and the park with the verdigris Revolutionary War statue on the other. The Bird House
- There is a school of thought that says the alchemists mistook vitriol for verdigris, which is copper (II) acetate. HogwartsProfessor.com
- He accordingly mixed one part of red lead, four parts of blue bice, and a proper proportion of orpiment and verdigris.
- Sponging, rag-rolling and verdigris are some of the more popular faux finishes, but elaborate techniques such as wood-graining and marbleizing also are catching on.
